“On the one hand, there’s increasing concern about obesity, diabetes, and the quality of the diet of many Americans, underlined by pronouncements of anxiety from doctors and public health officials. On the other, junk food shows no sign of waning in popularity,” the bureau wrote in a release marking the unusual holiday.

“Still, Americans have shown a great increase in the amount of fruits and vegetables they consume — rising from just over 600 pounds each in 1980 to 675 pounds today.”